The veteran disagrees with the denial of service connection for peptic ulcer disease, asthma, sinus disorder, defective vision with cataracts, malnutrition, malaria, beriberi and dysentery.
The deciding factor: The veteran expressed disagreement with these issues in a November 2002 letter to the RO.
- Claimed conditions
- abdominal aortic aneurysm, peptic ulcer disease, sinus disorder, defective vision with cataracts, malnutrition, malaria, beriberi, dysentery
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 30, 2002
- Citation
- 0218765
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